747 tracker: every Boeing 747 flying right now
The Boeing 747 changed air travel when it entered service in 1970. Boeing delivered the last one in January 2023, after 1,574 were built. Today most of the 747s in the sky are freighters, joined by a few passenger fleets and government aircraft.
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Boeing 747 at a glance
- First flight
- February 9, 1969
- Entered service
- January 22, 1970, Pan Am, New York to London
- Built
- 1,574 over 54 years
- Last delivery
- January 31, 2023, a 747-8 Freighter for Atlas Air
- Variants tracked
- 747-200, -300, -400, 747-8 and the 747SP
Where the jumbos are now
The passenger 747 is now rare. Lufthansa is the biggest remaining passenger operator, flying both the 747-400 and the newer 747-8, and Air China also flies the 747-8 Intercontinental.
The freighter fleet is far larger. Atlas Air, Cargolux, UPS, Cathay Cargo and Kalitta Air are among the big 747 cargo operators, and the nose door that swings up on many freighters helped keep the 747 in production long after passenger orders faded. Expect the map to be busiest at night, when cargo flies.
The special ones
A handful of 747s are unlike any other. The VC-25A aircraft that have flown as Air Force One since 1990 are modified 747-200s. NASA's SOFIA telescope flew in a 747SP until 2022. And the Dreamlifter, a swollen 747-400 built to carry 787 parts, has its own tracker.
Questions
Are any passenger 747s still flying?
Yes, though only a few airlines still fly them. Lufthansa is the largest, and Air China also flies the 747-8. Use the live list above to see which 747s are airborne now.
When was the last 747 built?
Boeing delivered the final 747, a 747-8 Freighter, to Atlas Air on January 31, 2023, ending 54 years of production.
Why isn't an aircraft I know is flying on the map?
Positions come from volunteer ADS-B receivers, which only hear aircraft within roughly 200 nautical miles. Over oceans, deserts and parts of Africa and Asia there are few receivers, so an aircraft can vanish mid-flight and reappear near land. Military and some government aircraft also switch their transponders' public data off.
More live trackers
Positions from the adsb.lol volunteer ADS-B network (ODbL). Aircraft are shown only while a receiver can hear them.